© 2024 Interlochen
CLASSICAL IPR | 88.7 FM Interlochen | 94.7 FM Traverse City | 88.5 FM Mackinaw City IPR NEWS | 91.5 FM Traverse City | 90.1 FM Harbor Springs/Petoskey | 89.7 FM Manistee/Ludington
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Report highlights 5 priorities for better jobs in Michigan

Sticky note with "find job" written on it.
user Flazingo Photos
/
Flickr - http://michrad.io/1LXrdJM
Sticky note with "find job" written on it.

What will it take to get Michiganders into good jobs?

The Center for Michigan has spent the last year asking questions of more than 5,000 Michiganders for its "Getting to Work" public engagement campaign.

This is the sixth such public engagement campaign conducted by the non-profit and nonpartisan Center for Michigan.

It's a way for citizens to get their concerns, views and proposed solutions out there for a statewide discussion.

John Bebow is president and CEO of The Center for Michigan, and Amber DeLind is its outreach director.

We spoke with them today.

Our conversation with The Center for Michigan's John Bebow and Amber DeLind.

Here is the take-home message from the report:

If you want to prosper in Michigan, prepare early and train often. In the wake of the Great Recession, good jobs are still difficult to find – and almost always require a college degree or other forms of formal training after high school. And Michigan needs to clear big hurdles to make career preparation more available, relevant, and affordable.

And here are five public priorities the group found for moving Michigan closer to better jobs:

1. Greatly improve career counseling and college advising in Michigan high schools.

2. Make college more affordable.

3. Decrease student debt loads.

4. Intensify hands-on training and work experience for youth

5. Intensify retraining and continuing education for adults.

Copyright 2021 Michigan Radio. To see more, visit Michigan Radio.

Read more about the Stateside.